KARTA'BHAJA s. 109

are said to assemble at each festival. At these festivals
Mahomedans and Hindus of all castes eat together.
The annual contributions'to the treasury of the P£l
family at Ghoshpdrit are said to amount to five or six
thousand rupees.

To return to Aule ch£nd. He died in about A. EX
1769 near the village of Ch£gdah in the distrift of Nadiyg.
He is regarded by his followers as an incarnation of
Vishnu like Krishna and Chaitanya. Aule made no dis-
tinfilion of caste or creed amongst his followers. .He
had Hindu as well asMahomedan followers. He fe
said to have performed many miracles among which
walking over the Ganges vas one of the most notable.
His ten commandments were. i. Do not commit
adultery. 2. Steal not. 3. Kill not. 4, Have no
adulterous thought, 5. Do not wish for other's property.
6. Do not wish to kill. 7. Do not tell an untruth.
8. Do not use Dad language. 9. Talk not meaning-
lessly. 10, Talk not uselessly.

The Kart£ Bhaj£s disregard caste distinctions, at
least in religious celebrations, The initiating mantra
"Guru is true" is given after the following conversation
between the guru and the neophyte :—t

Guru. Will you be.able to follow this religion ?

Neopkyti. Yes.

Guru. You shall not He, steal, or commit adultery.

Neophyti* I will not.

Guru. Say "Thou art true, and thine word is true/"

t A* K. Datta op. cit. p. 191.